Feds fund research that could slash US cancer deaths by 50%
HOUSTON – (Sept. 26, 2023) – The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded $45 million to rapidly ...
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A hot summer led to more malaria deaths the following year
As climate change accelerates, it is becoming increasingly important to study the impact of climate change on human health. A ...
Overdose deaths from fentanyl laced stimulants have risen 50-fold since 2010
New UCLA-led research has found that the proportion of US overdose deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants has increased more ...
U.S. drug overdose deaths more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2020
The United States is experiencing its highest overall death rates in more than a century, fueled in part by drug ...
New resource from National Comprehensive Cancer Network breaks the silence on common but lesser-known cause of cancer deaths
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN®) today announced the publication of a new supportive care patient ...
Obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled between 1999 and 2020
Research Highlights: Obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled between 1999 and 2020 in the U.S. Such deaths were higher among Black ...
HEAL expands naloxone access to turn the tide on overdose deaths
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 29, 2023) — Aug. 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a time when attention is directed toward raising awareness ...
Study identifies geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette, firearm deaths in the US over two decades
Smoking and firearms are among the leading causes of avoidable premature death in the United States. In 2021, 480,000 deaths ...
Dramatic reductions in malaria cases and deaths continue over five years with seasonal malaria vaccine-drug combination
Final results of landmark study confirm two-thirds reduction in cases of malaria, including cases of severe malaria, and deaths ...
Sick of sports? WVU study shows flu deaths rise when pro sports teams move into cities
West Virginia University economists, whose research shows flu deaths increase when a city becomes home to a new professional sports ...
Trends in alcohol-related deaths by sex
About The Study: This study of alcohol-related mortality in the U.S. suggests there has been a significantly higher rate of increase ...
84% cut in Covid deaths for UK cancer patients following vaccine rollout
Cancer patients saw a significant fall in Covid-related hospitalisations and mortality following the rollout of vaccines in the first panoramic ...
Hepatitis cases and heart valve infection deaths tied to early OxyContin marketing
New Haven, Conn. — Decades after Purdue Pharma began to push physicians to prescribe addictive pain pills, the opioid crisis ...
Conditional cash transfer programs have prevented 739,919 child deaths in Latin America
Over the past two decades, conditional cash transfer programmes have led to a 24% reduction in child mortality in Brazil, ...
Anti-inflammatory drugs did not speed COVID-19 recovery but prevented deaths
Two drugs commonly used to treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis did not shorten recovery time for ...
Trends in opioid toxicity–related deaths in the US before, after the start of the pandemic
About The Study: Deaths due to opioid toxicity increased substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2021, 1 of every 22 deaths ...
Not eating enough of these six healthy foods is associated with higher cardiovascular disease and deaths globally
HAMILTON, ON (July 6, 2023) – A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population ...
Easier access to opioid painkillers may reduce opioid-related deaths
Increasing access to prescription opioid painkillers may reduce opioid overdose deaths in the United States, according to a Rutgers study. ...
New excess mortality estimates show increases in US rural deaths during second year of COVID-19 pandemic
Between the first and second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, excess deaths decreased in large metropolitan counties and increased in ...
Stark racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-related US deaths during Covid, study reveals
Alcohol-related deaths rose disproportionately quickly in the US among Black, Hispanic, Asian and American-Indian/Alaska Native populations at the start of ...
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Pumped for frigid weather: study pinpoints cold adaptations in nervous system of Antarctic octopus
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Men with metastatic prostate cancer live longer thanks to new drugs
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Researchers propose a unified, scalable framework to measure agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
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Gut bacteria found in wild wolves may be key to improving domestic dogs’ health
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Genomic analysis reveals ancient cancer lineages in clams
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Study uncovers reasons Americans did not get booster vaccines